The purpose of this seminar is to prepare participants to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation and maintenance. It is not a theoretical presentation of bevel gear theory rather it is a practical hands on guide to their design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication and, most especially, application.

Manufacturing Business Technology The semiannual ISM survey of manufacturing supply management executives showed that respondents are anticipating average revenue growth of 3.5 percent this year, down from the 5.6 percent forecast in the December poll.

The New York Times The American job market rebounded in April, the government said on Friday, easing fears that the economy was on the brink of another extended slowdown after a bleak winter stall. But the growth in jobs failed to translate, once again, into any significant improvement in pay.

Wausau Daily Herald Americans have come a long way from the depths of the Great Recession. Our businesses have created 12.1 million jobs over the past 61 months — the longest sustained stretch of job creation in our nation's history — and a key driver of that economic recovery has been a sector that helped build this country's middle class: manufacturing.

Manufacturing.net The grants will range from $413,000 to $500,000 and support more than 40 organizations in developing research plans for "high-priority technology challenges" over a two-year period. Thirteen of the awards will launch new research consortia.

Reuters Manufacturing in Peru, which includes metals and oil refining, typically makes up around 15 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Peru's Production Minister Piero Ghezzi said he expects a "very strong" recovery in the fishing sector this year as a successful first season wraps up.

Moneycontrol.com China's HSBC Final manufacturing PMI fell to its lowest levels in last one year at 48.9 levels in April, well below the expectation of 49.4 and down from 49.2 levels in March; below 50.0 levels indicates slow down in industrial growth. China is the biggest consumer of metals. Industrial demand and investment activity growth will likely stay on a relatively subdued path which will further dampen the demand for metals.

The Economic Times The government today invited Korean firms to set up manufacturing and R&D base in India, a move that will give boost to the Centre's 'Make In India' campaign.

Market Realist When manufacturing expands, it’s a positive indicator for overall economic growth. Generally, it results in positive GDP (gross domestic product) growth. Banking sector companies—like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Citigroup (C), and Bank of America (BAC)—and ETFs like the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) will benefit from a growing economy.

Knowledge @ Wharton There’s been a flurry of news reports suggesting that U.S. corporations are bringing overseas manufacturing back to the United States, notably from China. The reason for the reshoring: As labor costs rise in China and other emerging markets, the advantages of lower wages recede. But new research by Morris Cohen, a Wharton professor of operations and information management, and Hau L. Lee at Stanford, shows the reality is more complicated.

3DPrint.com When it comes to manufacturing components within the aerospace industry, 3D printing is gradually inching its way into the process. We have seen numerous applications for end-use 3D printed parts by space agencies such as NASA as well as aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus.

Area Development The company, which is a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries, Inc., invested approximately $5.4 million in April to purchase four facilities in Middlebury that cover 277,330 square feet on its 31 acre campus, which was previously leased. The company plans to grow production at the facilities and also invest nearly $250,000 in equipment over the next few years to meet growing demand for the company’s line of Winnebago towable recreational vehicles.

WHIO State officials announced a $1.5 million award from the Ohio Development Services Agency to help make Ohio manufacturers more competitive in the aerospace industry. Representatives from Airbus, JobsOhio, the National Composite Center and the University of Dayton Research Institute were among those scheduled to attend the announcement event at UDRI’s River Campus facility in Dayton.

Forbes Not many years ago, the U.S. steel industry found itself losing ground. U.S. Steel Corp., the country’s largest producer, still had billions of dollars in revenue, but had posted large losses for three consecutive years. But then came the domestic shale gas boom, which has put the American steel industry back in the business of making pipes for drilling rigs and new pipelines.

Modern Machine Shop Oelheld’s DiaMill HEF 1100 is a high-performance cutting oil suitable for use as an alternative to water-soluble cooling lubricants for turning, milling, drilling, hobbing and cutting operations in CNC machining centers.

Bloomberg Business The 45 3.3-megawatt turbines will be delivered in the first quarter of 2016, the Aarhus, Denmark-based manufacturer said Friday in a statement on its website. The sale includes a 10-year service agreement. The wind farm is receiving loans from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the North American Development Bank.

Want China Times The Chinese government sees industrial cooperation with other countries as one of the nation's most important agendas, with the cabinet issuing a policy guideline on Wednesday to encourage competent domestic sectors, including railways, electric power, telecommunications, construction and machinery to expand overseas.

The Seattle Times Two final assembly lines in Everett are currently producing seven 787s per month. Workers on the temporary line, known as the "surge line," will transition to the other assembly line, which will step up production to match the rate from both assembly lines today.

Puget Sound Business Journal Washington soon will be the only West Coast state producing Boeing aircraft, now that the company has started auctioning off giant C-17 production machines at its Long Beach plant.

IndustryWeek An inside view of the line technology and other processes at the Bosch Rexroth plant.

IndustryWeek After 30 years of development, 3D Systems' Hugh Evans said 3-D printing is finally ready to come out of the R&D labs and enter real, hardcore manufacturing in a big way.

Manufacturing.net The Swedish automaker said construction on the $500 million facility in Berkeley County — north of Charleston — would begin this fall, with production expected to begin in 2018.

Manufacturing.net A new report predicts that increasing U.S. shale oil production and lifting the country’s ban on crude exports could make it one of the world’s top crude shippers by 2025. The analysis predicted the country could eventually move 2.4 million barrels of crude oil abroad per day in that scenario.

ABL Advisor Various economic factors have contributed to a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing, including greater access to credit, rising labor costs overseas and productivity improvements in the US. The result is that manufacturing output per U.S. employee hour has more than doubled over the past two decades. The manufacturing sector now has a strong long-term outlook with a rapidly shrinking cost differential between overseas manufacturers such as China, a chief competitor.

Science Daily Wind turbines deliver environmentally friendly electricity. Yet the fiber-reinforced plastics often used in very large rotor blades are almost impossible to recycle. Not so with steel blades: since these are composed of steel, their recyclability exceeds 90 percent. Plus they cost significantly less than comparable plastic blades.

FastCompany A new study from consulting giant McKinsey says factories are the next fertile ground for the "Internet of things." The report, called Industry 4.0: How to Navigate a Changing Industrial Landscape, also says something intuitive: Over the next 10 years, factories and manufacturing facilities will worry less about buying new equipment and more about outfitting their spaces with an array of high-tech sensors and routers.

Manufacturing Global Construction work has begun on the world’s first all-robot factory, located in China. Initially, the factory will be run by 1,000 robots, although that number is expected to increase. The manufacturing facility is run by Shenzhen Evenwin Precision Technology Co., and will cut its 1,800 workforce by 90 percent, to about 200 employees.

In-PharmaTechnologist.com Novartis subsidiary Sandoz has opened a new packaging facility to support the five billion tablets made at a site in Poland.